Monitoring disparities in gender

It is the informal sector that we need to watch to measure the depth of the law’s penetration.

Amid all the repulsive news of political mudslinging in the recent past leading up to the ratification of the Millennium Challenge Corporation Compact, a news story in the Post's Wednesday edition concerning Nepal's effort in closing the gender gap made for a pleasant read. According to a World Bank report, Nepal made the fastest progress among South Asian countries in closing gender-based gaps. Of the eight indicators, it is commendable that Nepal was able to score the maximum points—100—in laws, about the workplace, pay and marriage.